sending Freeserve email from O2 phone

[PaterAnt]

I use my various mobiles (all on o2) to receive and send emails using my xxxxx@xxxxx.freeserve.co.uk email address (now Orange of course). Until today I have set up my outgoing smtp email server as smtp.o2.co.uk and used my xxxxx@o2.co.uk email address and password as verification. Given that after November 1st my o2 email address will no longer work, how can I set up my freeserve/orange email to work from my o2 phone?

[Bambino]

Best bet would be to speak to someone at Orange, I think.

I found this link, but it's very old. Not sure if it would still apply:

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/products/2329/uk-mobile-operators-internet-and-email-settings

Or this:

http://help.ee.co.uk/system/selfservice.controller?CONFIGURATION=1016&PARTITION_ID=1&secureFlag=fals...

[PaterAnt]

You can't use an orange smtp server unless you are connected to orange broadband. That is why on my o2 mobile I currently use the o2.co.uk smtp server to send.

[Anonymous]

Free accounts from Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo can all be set up to send from third party email addresses.

[Bambino]

Wouldn't it just be easier to set up a new email address instead of going all around the houses to keep this ancient Freeserve address?

[PaterAnt · Accepted solution]

It's ok, I solved it myself. No longer using the o2 smtp server and email is working fine.

[Anonymous]

Please could you share your solution, thanks.

[jonsie]

Which email client are you using and which phone do you have? Are you using the stock phone app to configure your email?